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And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. (KJV)
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וְאִ֗ישׁve.'Ishand a man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 1
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 2
יִנְאַף֙yin.'Afhe will commit adultery
Lemma: נָאַף (na.aph) · Strong's: H5003
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to commit adultery
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:14, Deuteronomy 5:18, Job 24:15, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5003; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 4
אֵ֣שֶׁת'E.sheta wife of
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 5
אִ֔ישׁ'Isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 7
יִנְאַ֖ףyin.'Afhe will commit adultery
Lemma: נָאַף (na.aph) · Strong's: H5003
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to commit adultery
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:14, Deuteronomy 5:18, Job 24:15, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5003; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 8
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 9
אֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife of
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 10
רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huneighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 11
מֽוֹת\־mot-certainly <to die>
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 12
יוּמַ֥תyu.Mathe will be put to death
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 13
הַנֹּאֵ֖ףha.no.'Efthe adulterer
Lemma: נָאַף (na.aph) · Strong's: H5003
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to commit adultery
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:14, Deuteronomy 5:18, Job 24:15, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5003; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 14
וְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת\׃ve.ha.no.'A.fetand the adulteress
Lemma: נָאַף (na.aph) · Strong's: H5003
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to commit adultery
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:14, Deuteronomy 5:18, Job 24:15, Psalms 50:18, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 30:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5003; TAHOT Leviticus 20:10 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| commits adultery | → | נָאַף H5003 to commit adultery |
| with | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| [another] man’s | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| with | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| the wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| of his neighbor | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| both the adulterer | → | נָאַף H5003 to commit adultery |
| and the adulteress | → | נָאַף H5003 to commit adultery |
| must surely be put to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| . . . | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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